Pilots standing nearby and pasting Japanese flags on the side of an aircraft in the Pacific Theater during World War II.

Location:
Pacific Theater Date:1944Duration:60 secSound:NO SOUND

U.S. Navy operations in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Pilots stand near an aircraft. They work on the aircraft. Four Japanese flag stickers pasted on the plane to depict the number of Japanese aircraft shot down by the American aircraft. A pilot adds a 5th Japanese flag decal to the plane, dipping it in a helmet full of water, placing it against the aircraft, and then peeling away its backing.